FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017
FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY
PAPER III

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
Time 3 hours FIELD/D/17/50/III
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two
answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. What do you understand with the terms:
a. Incubation period
b. serial interval
c. generation time
d. communicable period
e. secondary attack rate
2x5
2. Exploring occurrence of disease and steps in investigating
an acute outbreak of a disease.
4+6
3. Epidemiological determinants and prevention of measles.
4+6
4. Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and
Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea
10
5. The End TB strategy
10
6. Global Health Sector Strategy on viral hepatitis and
prevention and containment of hepatitis B
4+6
7. Manifestations of dengue virus infection, its control
measures with special reference to Global Strategy for
dengue prevention and control.
4+6
8. Syndromic management of vaginal discharge
10
9. Mosquito Control measures and recent advances in this
field.
10
10. What is Zoonosis? Name five zoonotic diseases with their
respective causative agents. What are principal
components for zoonotic disease control?